Frances JEDLICKA

  General Notes:

Pertinent data about Frances (Jedlicka) Zobel and her husband, William E. Zobel, is from extensive research by Carole Ann Hall-Zoebel
Used with permission


The following obituary is from One World Tree at Ancestry.com:


The Solon Economist:

Another Aged Resident Gone to Her Reward

Mrs. William Zobel passed away at her home in Solon last Sunday afternoon, May 14, 1922, at the age of 74 years.


Frances Jedlicka was born in Bohemia in 1848. In 1870 she was married to William Zobel and in 1884 they came to America, stopping first in Iowa City, but almost immediately coming on to Solon Where they settled in the same house where her death took place. She has thus been a resident of Solon for 38 years, esteemed and respected by all who knew her.

Nine Children were born to Mr. & Mrs. Zobel, two of whom, Rose and Mary, died in infancy. There is left to mourn, the aged husband and seven living sons and daughters; Edward of Mt. Vernon, Frank, Emil and Mrs. Bess Fields of Cedar Rapids, William Jr., of Reno, Nevada, Mrs. Jos. Breza and Mrs. J. A. Zenishek of Solon. There are 23 surviving grandchildren.

Mrs. Zobel also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Anna Resnicek of Battle Creek, Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Bednasek of Solon.

The funeral was held at St. Mary's Church in Solon Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, requiem high mass by Rev. Michalek of Solon, Rev. August Vojacek of St. Wenceslaus Church of Cedar Rapids and Rev. A. Biskup of Chicago; the singers being of St. Wenceslaus choir of Cedar Rapids. Burial was made in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Mrs. Zobel was a woman of unusually fine character and had many warm friends who appreciated her noble qualities. She had been bedfast since February, but her uncomplaining patience under suffering endeared her to all her associates, and her memory will always be a precious thing to those who loved her. She will be greatly missed, not only by her immediate family but by her friends and neighbors as well. The sympathy of the community is with the bereaved ones who grieve for a loving wife, a devoted mother, and true friend.

Frances married William E. ZOBEL on November 3, 1870 in Bohemia. (William E. ZOBEL was born on January 6, 1840 in Bohemia, died on March 10, 1924 in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa and was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Solon, Johnson County, Iowa.)